May 2, 2024

Response to Gambling Commission’s Six-month Affordability Checks Pilot Raises Concerns

Conservative MP Laurence Robertson expressed his cautious optimism about the interim code proposed by the Gambling Commission, stating that while it brings some standardization, concerns still remain. He emphasized the potential for change in the limits and uncertainties following the upcoming election. Robertson also stressed the separation of issues, questioning the impact of levy changes on racing’s affordability losses. The […]

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May 1, 2024

Andrew Rhodes, chief of the Gambling Commission, discusses difficult choices over privacy concerns

Rhodes assured bettors that their personal information would not be passed to bookmakers and claimed that operators would require less information on customers than they currently do. He was speaking to the Racing Post as the Gambling Commission gave more details of the plans for what the government has termed financial risk checks, including the pilot of the tier of […]

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May 1, 2024

Julie Harrington, CEO of BHA, finds interim gambling code encouraging but worries about uncertainty in levy review.

The UK government plans to implement new rules to replace the existing checks carried out by gambling operators with uniform standards featuring higher thresholds. These changes are intended to be more consistent with the requirements set forth in the white paper proposals. Under the new interim code, individuals who make net deposits of more than £25,000 in a rolling 12-month […]

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April 30, 2024

Gambling Commission Announces 6-Month Pilot of ‘Frictionless’ Affordability Checks for Gambling

The gambling industry regulator is preparing to release its response to the consultation on affordability checks. The checks will be implemented in two stages, with the initial proposal setting financial vulnerability checks at £125 net loss within 30 days or £500 within a year. However, the commission’s plans will focus on customers with a net deposit of more than £150 […]

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